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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cvent Event Management

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACvent is a cloud-based enterprise event management company offering software solutions to event planners and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event management and marketing, onsite solutions, email marketing, and attendee engagement. Cvent's suite of products automate and simplify the planning process to maximize the impact of events. Cvent provides hoteliers with an integrated platform, enabling properties to increase business demand through targeted advertising…N/A

    Oracle CPQ

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/AOracle CPQ is a cloud-based application that helps sellers configure the right mix of products or services and create accurate, professional quotes to quickly meet their customers’ pricing needs.

    $240

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Cvent Event ManagementOracle CPQ
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    CPQ Pricing
    $240.00
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cvent Event ManagementOracle CPQ
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cvent Event ManagementOracle CPQ
    Considered Both Products
    Cvent
    No answer on this topic
    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    277 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    221 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    273 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    176 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    184 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cvent Event ManagementOracle CPQ
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cvent Event Management and Oracle CPQ
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.3
    84 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Oracle CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.281 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.984 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.879 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cvent Event Management and Oracle CPQ
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.9
    76 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Oracle CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation7.553 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.744 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration9.278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cvent Event Management and Oracle CPQ
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.2
    66 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Oracle CPQ
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    Ratings
    Live chat8.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.768 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A8.267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cvent Event Management and Oracle CPQ
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Oracle CPQ
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    Ratings
    User authentication7.775 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions7.976 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Cvent Event Management and Oracle CPQ
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.9
    86 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Oracle CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    Branding options8.683 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation8.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export9.286 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Cvent Event Management and Oracle CPQ
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Oracle CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing9.286 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Livestreaming7.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement8.676 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording8.347 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual booths8.649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking8.360 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics9.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ
    Comparison of CPQ features of Cvent Event Management and Oracle CPQ
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CPQ
    6.7
    18 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Quote sharing/sending00 Ratings7.017 Ratings
    Product configuration00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Configuration options00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Pricing rules00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Price adjustment00 Ratings5.017 Ratings
    Purchase history and open contracts00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Guided selling/Sales portal00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    CPQ reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.017 Ratings
    CPQ-CRM integration00 Ratings7.015 Ratings
    Attachments to quotes00 Ratings5.017 Ratings
    Order capturing00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
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    Cvent Event ManagementOracle CPQ
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    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    QuoteWerks
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Agentforce Revenue Management
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cvent Event ManagementOracle CPQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (425 ratings)
    1.0
    (45 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    7.0
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (90 ratings)
    3.0
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (115 ratings)
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (16 ratings)
    2.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cvent Event ManagementOracle CPQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cvent
    Cvent has been great for our large flagship conferences, roadshows, exec forums, and webinars. From registration and attendee management all the way to post-event engagement and everything in between. Its custom reporting has helped us present business cases when we needed to eliminate certain events and has also helped us navigate challenging recruitment times by calling out patterns and successes.
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    Oracle
    I think CPQ had worked so well for our company because of the widespread nature of our associates and tracking orders that were being placed in multiple time zones. My team specifically needed a way of analyzing these orders to track our progress in real time and sort out any supply orders before they became an issue. If you are in a centralized location with a smaller team then this may not yield much use to you.
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    Pros
    Cvent
    • Event registration - manages different registration types for different programming.
    • Audience Segmentation - from sessions to event emails to push notifications, Cvent's audience segmentation saves us so much time.
    • Training - Cvent has a vast library of help articles and community questions and answers to help both new and seasoned users.
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    Oracle
    • Leveraged automation to minimize headcount costs despite 10% year-over-year business growth, and enabled staff to focus on more strategic tasks.
    • Established a flexible CPQ system that scales on demand to easily accommodate the company’s multiple global locations.
    • Improved customer relations by reducing configuration time and allowing sales more time to meet with customers and close orders.
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    Cons
    Cvent
    • Growth emphasis seems slanted towards trade shows and events vendor integrations (less so on educational/attendee features)
    • Because of rapid incorporation of new functionality, documentation can lag behind the current platform
    • Complexity is growing, so the platform requires a significant investment of time and coordination to fully leverage
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    Oracle
    • Significant setup time, cost, and maintenance. We have to use an implementation partner
    • Does not always play well with other software, even Oracle software. While this is improved and being further improved, that it was a third party acquisition means things sometimes require a little extra care
    • Additional setup documentation and first walkthroughs would be helpful, especially if it was all in one place
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cvent
    We are very pleased with the features that Cvent gives us. The ease of use and the immediate support when something does stump us. Cvent provides us with everything that we need to run a successful event. The only reason I did not Rate Cvent as a 10 is the cost
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    Oracle
    So far it is all good with BigMachines, looking for new features since Oracle acquisition has created a lot of expectations. We have outlined our limitations (out of box functionality) in our periodic customer successor advice meetings for a while, hope we get a resolution soon. Also, the BigMachines user license fee has increased a lot in the last three years.
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    Usability
    Cvent
    Super simple to use once configured. The solutions guide you through the process and the training resources and community fill in anything you can't figure out. Technical and non-technical users alike will be able to figure out how to successfully use the system.
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    Oracle
    The software UI can be as complex or as simple as you need it to be (depending on the business). It does require training others on quote configuration and the order in which to build out order positions prior to configuring a quote. Once users are trained;however, it is fairly straight-forward. The UI is still more static than other new wizard/drag-and-drop models, but it get's the job done
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cvent
    There have been a few times when the system has gone down in the midst of registration. It can be frustrating but know that it does happen at times
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    Oracle
    Other than one day two years ago and an hour or two a few times since then due to data center outages, it has been very reliable
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    Performance
    Cvent
    When pulling reports and it can sometimes lag a bit and that can be frustrating when you are trying to get things done on a timeline
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    Oracle
    It depends upon the day however there are so many failure points with online services, including our internet service, that this is probably closer to 9 with the latest version
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    Support Rating
    Cvent
    The company offers 24/7 customer support, including phone, email, and chat support, to ensure that we can get help when we need it. Additionally, the platform has a comprehensive help center and knowledge base, including user guides, tutorials, and FAQs, which help us troubleshoot issues on our own. Cvent also provides training and support resources, including onboarding assistance, live training sessions, and webinars, which help us get the most out of the platform. Overall, Cvent appears to be committed to providing excellent customer support and resources to its users, which can help ensure a positive user experience and successful events.
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    Oracle
    Some specific support personal was good and fixed some problems fast using proper solutions. But when one of them went to sleep when we had critical issues and they do unreported commits to our production environment which caused issues and they were hiding it?? you can not give more than a two (maybe even that is too much). They also failed to add a feature for us which also bring the grade down.
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    In-Person Training
    Cvent
    Our on-site trainer was very knowledgeable in the product and gave us very important pointers on best practices and how to perform tasks in the simplest manner
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    Oracle
    They have pretty good training. Our business analysts have been able to go to entry and advanced level training. They have a train the trainer model. Our business analyst attended training, then trained the rest of our staff.
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    Online Training
    Cvent
    It was all self-driven and I had to do a lot of searching around in the community to get answers.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Cvent
    It would have been nice during implementation if we had received more pointers on how to organize our parked report folders, libraries, etc. to avoid the mess we find ourselves in today. If we had known ahead of time the limitations we could have planned better.
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    Oracle
    It was a much more technical implementation than we thought. It involved much more code.

    Future releases have made and will make administering the tool easier.

    EDL consulting had one good developer, but when he was moved off, they were horrible to work with.

    The BMI sales team does a “BOA” or a “Business Operation Assessment” which is extremely valuable, not only for them to scope an implementation and get more reach within the organization, but it is also a documentation of business process that most organizations don’t have. It highlights inefficiencies and allows for correction during implementation.

    Having a dedicated team (in-house) for implementation is key
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cvent
    There is no other tool that offers the same range of solutions as Cvent, all under one umbrella. With minimal reliance on APIs, client and associate data are more secure, making all stakeholders more comfortable with the software. All other solutions I looked at only solved one piece of the puzzle I was dealing with.
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    Oracle
    Oracle engagement is ahead. They are active in the development of the tool and provide great support after implementation. They also listen to their customers and offer opportunities to feedback and provide input through activities like the customer advisory board forum.
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    Scalability
    Cvent
    I can see how this can help small AND large companies as they continue to grow
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cvent
    • Cvent Event Management has definitely provided great value with our exhibitors. It's a well organized system that they all trust and utilize each year now.
    • Cvent Event Management has also provided positive ROI on the app front. Our clients rely on the app to share information and it's saved us a lot of money in paper printing costs!
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    Oracle
    • Increased Sales Rep efficiency. Being able to create multiple quotes ACCURATELY and quickly was a game changer.
    • Large implementation time. It's a little difficult to fit BMI into a SCRUM style build, with multiple working models and prototypes of all 3 simultaneously.
    • A larger fee for licensing and implementation cost. ROI wouldn't be realized in the first year.
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